Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - Posts
The American pharmaceutical company ProCyte is testing this drug in France. It has shown to be effective in increasing new hair growth by 40 percent for three-quarters of the balding men who used it in testing. Tricomin is a compound chemical that helps
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One of the two drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of hereditary hair loss is Rogaine, whose active agent minoxidil is itself not an antiandrogen. So it would not be surprising to discover that the most effective drug treatment
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Yes! Researchers have been trying to develop antiandrogen treatments that are safe for men with hereditary hair loss. The trick for researchers has been to try to find a way of using antiandrogens that promote hair loss on the head without causing the
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While antiandrogens are effective in fighting hair loss they also have many severe side effects, which are especially harmful for men because as should be obvious men need male hormones to work much more than women do. Antiandrogens generally cause men
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Antiandrogens are generally safer for women. Since women are less damaged by the side effects of antiandrogens they are more effectively treated by them. In Europe, antiandrogens have been officially used to treat hereditary hair loss in women for years.
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Antiandrogens are drugs that prevent androgens, or what are also called male hormones, from working. These are a group of drugs that have shown the most promise in being able to provide a cure for hereditary hair loss. Antiandrogens are used to treat
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Dutasteride is another 5 alpha reductase inhibitor. It blocks, receptors 1 and 2, Finesteride also blocks receptor 2. The effect of Dutasteride is to decrease OHT. It has been approved in the U.S for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy in November 2002. It is
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Although Rogaine and Propecia are the only two drugs currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to combat hereditary balding there are several other drugs which have shown great promise in restoring hair loss. These are not likely to be miracle
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Although Propecia is relatively new on the market, there have been several novel approaches to obtaining greater results from Propecia. One approach has been to formulate finasteride as a topical solution, much like Rogaine. This approach is more common
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To date, studies have shown only one significant interaction related to using Propecia. No drug interactions of clinical importance have so far been identified. Specific testing for interactions have been conducted in human beings for drugs including
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Contrary to the severe side effects associated with taking Propecia in the case of women, the drug is generally well tolerated in the case of men. The Food and Drug Administration described Propecia as having only infrequent side effects that effected
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Unlike Rogaine, Propecia is only available for usage by men. It is not a treatment for hair loss in the case of women and children. This is because the active agent in Propecia, finasteride carries with it severe side effects for women of child bearing
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Propecia seems to be at least as effective as Rogaine. It may not regrow hair for everybody, and it may not regrow a full head of hair, but it does seem to have significant impact in first stopping further loss of hair in the case of most men, and in
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In late 1997, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Propecia for distribution in the United States as a hair-restoring drug. Propecia represents a medical breakthrough. It was the first pill that effectively treats genetic hair loss. Since it
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The most likely advances in Rogaine are likely to come from two different approaches which been under investigation for some time now. In one approach researchers have been trying to increase the effectiveness of Rogaine by increasing the amount of minoxidil
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The rarity of major side effects associated with Rogaine, when taken properly, has lead many experts to conclude that it is safe for most people. However for some people with certain problems Rogaine is not recommended. People for whom Rogaine is not
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The truth is that every drug has a side effect. The ingredient in Rogaine that causes hair growth is minoxidil. When minoxidil is taken orally it has a severe effect on the body. It is often prescribed to lower high blood pressure, but has a side effect
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